Monday, December 19, 2005

Google Adds Music Search


Search giant Google, has added a music search feature to its web search to put users in touch with a wide range of music information including artists, albums, song titles, links to music reviews and places to purchase music. This feature is similar to the links at the top of Google results, that they provided in the past for movies and weather. When analyzing their traffic, Google found that a huge number of users conduct music-related searches. To better meet this need, they developed this feature to put users in touch with the information they're looking for faster, and with a user interface specifically designed for music.


When a user enters the name of an artist popular in the US (as well as some international artists) into the Google search box, they will see some information about that artist, including the name, a few albums, and a picture (when available), as well as a "more music results" link at the top of their search results.

When users click through to the "music results" page they will see user reviews, song titles, and links to a variety of online retailers, where they can purchase music. Additional information on the "music results" page includes links to news, photos, cover art, discussion forums and other websites relevant to the query.

Google maintains that though as of now they are only showing music links in limited cases to start with, they plan to expand the range of searches that trigger this feature over time. Techtree.com



Every major player on the internet is teaming up with content providers nowadays, trying to snatch some of the users from the all-time superhero of digital music downloads, Apple’s iTunes. Ok, they provide, but what if you, the user, want to find a special something? A certain artist, a special song? Well, leave it to the master of online searches. Thus, according to CNET News, the search engine is set to launch a new service today, aimed at giving searchers fast links to song lyrics, musical artists and CD titles on the main search results page. With Google Music, you’ll be able to send a search query regarding the name of a band, artist, album or song in the main Google search bar special, and results will appear at the top, accompanied by icons of music notes, said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google. With Google Music, you’ll be able to send a search query regarding the name of a band, artist, album or song in the main Google search bar special, and results will appear at the top, accompanied by icons of music notes, said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google.

However, Google’s not opening it’s own music store. In the page containing the search results, the items that available for purchase will have links to merchants for online ordering or downloading, said Mrs. Mayer. And several major e-music stores, as the iTunes, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic and Amazon.com have already announced that they’ll be a part of this new service.

And as in most cases, Google is right. Why get involved in the business of selling music, when you can get the money from the already established players? I’m quite sure that Google will receive a percent of the price of song sold to a user that accessed the new service. And since Google is the biggest search engine around, it’s quite clear that Google Music will be yet another hit product.playfuls.com

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